Young people all across the country are currently speaking out about gun violence in the U.S. Survivors of the Stoneman Douglas High School massacre in Parkland, Fla. questioned lawmakers and representatives of the National Rifle Association (NRA) at a townhall and demanded a ban on AR-15 guns. Additionally, students have…
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Third graders are selling AR-15 raffle tickets
A third grade baseball team at an elementary school in Neosho, Mo. has been advertising an AR-15 as a prize for a raffle benefiting their team. Ticket sales continued after the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. that killed dozens of students and injured at…
Read MoreA brief look at mass shootings in the United States in 2017
Mass shootings have always been an issue in the U.S. So far in 2017, the country has witnessed a total of 307 mass shootings. There was a total of 483 mass shootings in 2016. This has been the deadliest year for mass shootings in at least a decade. The number…
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Do guns make campuses safer or more dangerous?
States are reevaluating the need for guns on college campuses, whether or not they protect or threaten to students Within the history of college campus shootings, there are a few that are more highly publicized than others. The Virginia Tech shooting of 2007 is considered one of the most infamous,…
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Hilltop Voices with Hannah Garner
Often I am guilty in regards to my attentiveness to state politics. I have no problem with staying up-to-date on a national scale, but I tend to fall short when it comes to the legislation in my community. I am aware of my error, though. National politics can be much…
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